The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-03-26
TIE WILMINGTON CONFERENCE.
Its Daily Proceedings Mt Cristield-Where
the Ministers are stationed.
Our report of the proceedings of the
Wilmington Nj. Z. Conference last week
closed with Thursday.

Wilmington NJ E. Conference last week
closed with Thursday.
FRIDAY.
CKIsFIEIp. Nh March Is The vii
mington Nj. f. Conference continued its
session in Cristield to-day. After spend
ing half an hour i'll devotional exercises
the report of the treasurer Of the board
of stewards was read and adopted. b shop
Warren then read "A communication from
the Virginia Conference asking this con
ference to restore Rev. j. NJ. Brewing
ton. Mr.. Tompkiuson SAID that a charge
had been preferred against MIR. Brewing
ton. upon which he had not been tried
aud acquitted, and he could not vote for
his restoration under these circumstances
The question was referred to IA committee
of invests gation. A resolution was of
fered to give to the General Conference
the option of reducing the lay repreSen-
tation to the General Conference. Lost.
Resolutions rendering sympathy to the
people of Cristieid for tue loss sustained
in the fire of last night were adopted.
AT this point DIR. A. j. kynett, CORES
pondlug secretary OF the church extern
81 n, who was interrupted by the fire
last night in his speech on church extern
sion, was introduced and continued his
address. He congratulated the Whining
ton Conference on the record II has made
in Its contribution to benevolent pur-
poses, and awarded great part of the
credit to the presiding elder at Salisbury
district. Captain Alexander Kelly, mem
Der of the Harlan Huliiugswurth Com
pany of Wilmington, Del. and treasurer
of the board of stewards OF the Whining
ton Conference, and Mr. Phillips. of the
New York Book Concern, we've here i'll
troduced.
The call of the board of stewards was
made the order of the day, and the con
terence collections OF the year were pre-
sented to the treasurer of the board of
stewards. DR.. Buckley, editor OF the
Christian 1dUOcnte, was introduced, and
made Pleasing speech. He said. i'll
speaking of the pronibltlon cause, that
while he advocated temperance, the
Christian .4dpocate should never be par
tisan paper Tor The Democratic, Repubi.
cab or any other party. DIR. Buckley
was frequently applauded. R.v. X. w.
Add offered resolution. which was hear
tily adopted, rendering Christian sym
p thy to Mr.. lIance Lawson. ex collector
of the port of Cristield, in his serious i'll
ness. Mr.. Lawson always took great
interest in the Methodist Church.
Presiding Elder France, of Dover dis
trict. read a report of the work in his dis
trlet during the year There We're 1860
conversions during the year The ms
sionary collections amounted to "a 1870,
an advance of 1920 over tho previous
year. and all the other collections show
Il similar advance.
In the afternoon Rev. Charles Hill
preached an able missionary sermon To ID
large and appreciative audience. After
the sermon memorial services were held.
and euloglstic addresses were delivered
on Revs. Dr. McQlay. Young, johnson
and MILKY, who died duri''g tue year. At
night the educational anniversary was
celebrated at Emmanuel aud Asbury
Churches. The conference is being
largely attended by people from all parts
of the county, and much interest is mani
tested in the proceedings.
SATURDAY,
CRISFIELD. March 19.-At the opening
of the Wilmington Conference session
today Rev. T. O. Ayres, presiding elder
of Dover district, read his report for that
district. He reported sixteen hundred
conversions during the last conference
year. The missionary collections were
greatly in excess OF the million dollar
line.
Hon. Eli Salisbury United States SAn
atOr from Delaware, read paper on the
Wilmington Conference Academy. in
|, h,,
point lay committees to solicit subscrip
lions for the purpose of erecting "A new
hall for the lady pupils of that nsttu lou
Prof. W. L. Gooding, principal OF the
Conference Academy, addressed the con
ference on the standing and condition of
the academy. Rev. Dir. }. Caldwell sub
United a written recommendation by sew
eral eminent Methodists of book about
to be published by the Methodist Book
Concern entitled Early Methodism,''
by Rev DIR. George y. Pho nus. Rev
r w. Todd, author of "Methodlsm of
the Peninsula made an appeal for sub
scriptions To his work. Rev. Walter
Underwood, supernumerary of Dover
district, was noted on the minutes, with
drawn under charges
Bishop Warren next called the class OF
the second year, and instructed them pre-
paratory to ordination as deacous. The !
usual services We're held. The Bishop |
made an eloquent address to the class
upon the reso!ute answer Il will to the
question, Twill YOU abstain from the use
of tobacco The class WAS neartil, ap-
plauded The marks of the members of |
the class We're all above nine and one
half. John ID. Reese, member Of the |
class, but formerly minister of the |
Methodist Episcopal Church South. was |
excused from pursuing the regular course
of studies, and was elected eiier r. II |
HaIdiug, a native of Sweden. WAS elected |
deacon, then elder, under the missionary
rules. Several local preachers were
elected TO the order of Local deacons.
In the afternoon. the anniversary OF
the Womans Foreign Missionary Society
WAS held at lmmanuel. Rev. II. ). |
Thompson presided, aud the speakers
were d.. J. VI Thoburn, late missionary
to India aud NJ s. f B. Stevens, presi
dent of the Ladies' Foreign Missionary
Society for the Wilmington Conferences
In the evening, the anniversary of the
Freedman AID Soci was celebrated
at Emmanuel NJ. f. C urch aud AT Asbury
NJ. +. church. At Emmanuel. Row. W.
w. Hutchins was chairman, and Rev. j.
H. Howard and D. }. G. Iartzel, cor
responding secretary of the society.
spoke, while Rev. Edward Davis was
chairman, and Revs. II. E Terrey, J. w.
Easley and Joseph R,binson spoke at
Asbury.
CRIsFIEIp, Mp. March 20.-At niue
O'Clock conference opened with love
feast, led by Rev. Alfred Smith, which
occupied half an hour. Bishop Warren
next performed the impressive services
of the ordination of the class of deacous,
alter which the Bishop preached from
the text, But seek ye first the Kingdom
Of God and His righteousness. and ali
these things shall be aided unto vou.'
In the afternoon Rev. Jacob Todd. ID. D.,
preached. The ordination of the class of
elders was performed after the sermon.
DR.. l.. Hurlbut assistant secretary o!
the Sunday School Union ana Tract Soci
ETY., conducted Sunday school mass
meeting in Pythian Hall in the afternoon.
In the evening missionary anniversaries
were held at IumaDueI F. A. Ellis WAS